*With this haiku, I attempted to capture that feeling of slowing immersing oneself into cold water. The going seems to be hardest when one reaches her waist, almost shocking and thrilling. At that point, most of us just dive in:)*  *** # Online Life I had a bit of an unpleasant experience on X. I seemed to have become the target of bot stalkers. These are very small accounts, likely shill accounts, that have taken upon themselves to root out AI accounts posing as human. By the third accusation I had enough and posted the retort below. If you ever wondered ... yes, I alive. >I can't believe I have to do this. But I would like to confirm to anyone wondering ... I am a HUMAN BEING and if you communicate with me online, you are communicating with ME and not a bot. >There are a lot of chaos agents out there who want X to fail and are suggesting to the contrary. They are in fact online bullying and stalking. They need to stop. >I have been active online for a very long time. I write my own poetry and words; but do enjoy playing around with AI to create images. I am me and who I say I am. I am well-meaning. Still on the fence, click on my pinned post ... yep ... my voice.  *** # Butterfly Docent  land softly but stay lithe from rough hands keep your distance worry little over bees they rarely sting more content to fumble through the air storing away memories of flowers gone crystalline sweet stuff stacked neatly in the hive given respect and space the buzzing set remain friends, not foes  allow metamorphoses of thought and form lead those who have not found flight teach the strength of softness the transformational power of the dark the necessity of balance the dishonesty of fear gather sweet things from solar lit temperate climes but don’t overstay the warmth when the summer sun slips below the autumnal meridian seek the centre of your being rest and prepare for rebirth 

remain gentle and supple keep your eyes focused on beauty the butterfly is the greatest of teachers the most elusive and vulnerable of sages care for them as you would your own heart